Atmospheric pollution due to mobile sources and effects on human health in Japan.
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Atmospheric pollution due to mobile sources and effects on human health in Japan.
Following the rapid economic growth after World War II, diseases associated with environmental pollution frequently occurred due to delayed implementation of countermeasures against environmental pollution. These diseases are exemplified by Minamata disease, Itai-itai disease, chronic arsenic poisoning, and Yokkaichi asthma. After multiple episodes of these pollution-related diseases were exper...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0091-6765,1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.94102s493